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Texas Tribune
- Proposed data center project for Waco area would be “paradigm-changer”
The project is at a scale of industrial development and investment unmatched in McLennan County’s history: acres of computer hardware, substations and a 1.2-gigawatt gas-fired plant capable of powering about 300,000 homes.
- Texas is getting far less in federal money for broadband expansion than expected
Rural leaders who have worked years to improve broadband access said they were disappointed by the sharp decrease in federal dollars.
- Gov. Greg Abbott, long a defender of states’ rights, embraces Trump’s push to expand presidential power
Defending Texas sovereignty has been central to Abbott’s political identity. Yet he has helped Trump erode states’ authority over elections, policing and deploying the National Guard.
- Faculty panel: Texas A&M wrongly fired professor after gender lesson
Texas A&M did not have good cause to fire a professor after a video of a gender lesson created a political storm, and the school failed to follow due process, a faculty appeal committee found.
- Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ new congressional map
The administrative ruling is a first step before the court decides whether to pause the use of the 2025 map, drawn to increase GOP seats in the U.S. House, for the rest of the legal battle.
Texas Observer
- Loon Star State: Trump’s Derangement Syndrome
To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our Loon Star State section. Find Observer political reporting here. The post Loon Star State: Trump’s Derangement Syndrome appeared first on The Texas Observer.
- Dammed if You Do: East Texas Locals Fight to Stop an Unnecessary Reservoir
Smoke curled lazily from the kitchen, carrying the sweet weight of brown sugar and spice through the room. An elk and two whitetail deer stared down from the wall, their glass eyes fixed above a Texas flag and a scattering of wooden crosses. Around a circular laminate table, the group of locals bent over a The post Dammed if You Do: East Texas Locals Fight to Stop an Unnecessary Reservoir appeared first on The Texas Observer.
- New Report Highlights the ‘Fatal Flaws’ Behind Wrongful Capital Convictions
Sitting in a Brazoria County courtroom in 1994, Anthony Graves, a Black man, looked at his nearly all-white jury. He was on trial for a murder he didn’t commit, and the state was seeking the death penalty. At that moment, he felt like nothing had changed in 150 years. “I felt like Dred Scott,” he The post New Report Highlights the ‘Fatal Flaws’ Behind Wrongful Capital Convictions appeared first on The Texas Observer.
- The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas
Gu was looking forward to his first semester as a master’s degree student in philosophy at the University of Houston in August. The 22-year-old, who asked the Associated Press to use only his family name because of the political sensitivity of his situation, had previously studied at Cornell University, received a full scholarship, and been The post The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas appeared first on The Texas Observer.
- Pitted Against Waste
Editor’s Note: This story is a collaboration between the Texas Observer and Inside Climate News. For 15 years, Debrah Linn and her children have raised chickens, miniature donkeys, pet geese, and, more recently, longhorn cattle on what she’d considered an idyllic and peaceful farmette near the village of Elysian Fields. Her kids ride horses on The post Pitted Against Waste appeared first on The Texas Observer.
Rivard Report
- San Antonio targets 3 high-risk, deadly corridors for new pedestrian safety campaign
San Antonio launched a new pedestrian-safety campaign along three high-injury corridors as crashes and deaths involving people walking continue to remain consistent across the city.San Antonio targets 3 high-risk, deadly corridors for new pedestrian safety campaign was first posted on November 24, 2025 at 5:00 am.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at hello@rivardreport.com
- Business leaders push for San Antonio’s piece of government investment in commercial space industry, cybersecurity
Several San Antonio business leaders made their calls for more government investment in local aerospace and cybersecurity.Business leaders push for San Antonio’s piece of government investment in commercial space industry, cybersecurity was first posted on November 23, 2025 at 2:00 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at hello@rivardreport.com
- New grant will fund Bexar County effort to coordinate elder-abuse response
Bexar County is using a new grant to launch a coordinated, multidisciplinary team to improve the response to elder abuse and neglect cases.New grant will fund Bexar County effort to coordinate elder-abuse response was first posted on November 23, 2025 at 10:00 am.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at hello@rivardreport.com
El Paso Matters
- As rate increases loom, El Paso households could see utility bills jump $45 a month in early 2026
Amid a broader slowdown in the U.S. economy, El Pasoans may be staring at a roughly 18% increase in monthly utility costs in early 2026 The post As rate increases loom, El Paso households could see utility bills jump $45 a month in early 2026 appeared first on El Paso Matters.
- El Paso Zoo Director Joe Montisano resigns after months on administrative leave
The zoo director had been on paid administrative leave since mid-September, following his involvement in multiple controversies including two lawsuits, and loss of zoo accreditation. The post El Paso Zoo Director Joe Montisano resigns after months on administrative leave appeared first on El Paso Matters.
- Opinion: Fighting hunger shouldn’t depend on politics or bureaucracy in Texas
State Sen. César J. Blanco calls for urgent reforms to Texas’s SNAP system to ensure families don’t go hungry because of government delays or outdated rules. The post Opinion: Fighting hunger shouldn’t depend on politics or bureaucracy in Texas appeared first on El Paso Matters.
Austin Monitor
- Our last update: Everything you need to know
After a long history of covering City Hall, Travis County and the like, the Austin Monitor stopped publishing in October 2025 to pursue a new project: Austin Current. For the foreseeable future, the Monitor will live on as a searchable archive, open to anyone who needs it. We invite our longtime readers and casual fans The post Our last update: Everything you need to know appeared first on Austin Monitor.
- Millennium seating setback spotlights uncertain future for East Austin hub
Nearly three years after the city approved funding to upgrade the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex, the project remains incomplete. The wait for new theater seating to complete the upgrade has been pushed back to at least summer 2026 amid departmental transitions and procurement delays. The delay extends a yearslong effort to modernize the sizable East The post Millennium seating setback spotlights uncertain future for East Austin hub appeared first on Austin Monitor.
- Erosion issues persist in Zilker Park amid limited resources
In August of 2023, after three years of planning and many thousands of dollars, City Council was forced to scrap its comprehensive Zilker Park Vision Plan, amid a bitter battle waged by detractors and the park’s surrounding residents. But the million or so visitors to the park have not flagged in the years since, and The post Erosion issues persist in Zilker Park amid limited resources appeared first on Austin Monitor.